COVID-19
News and analysis about COVID-19 in and around North Korea
North Korea’s COVID-19 testing limitations cast fog over outbreak’s future
Expert says DPRK’s ‘crude’ approach to identifying variants could lead to continued uncertainty about true case counts
North Korea buys thousands more ventilators, hinting at untold COVID suffering
Import of medical equipment from China appears at odds with state media claims of only 75 deaths from 5 million cases
North Korean side of Panmunjom visibly unkempt as media tours to JSA restart
COVID-19 concerns appear to be cause of ‘abandoned’ state of DPRK side of inter-Korean border, tour guide says
North Korea dismantles COVID quarantine area at Pyongyang airport, imagery shows
Quarantine zone appeared in May before Air Koryo planes flew to Shenyang to reportedly collect COVID-19 supplies
Defector rejects North Korea’s claim balloons spread COVID, launches more
Park Sang-hak’s latest launch of medical aid toward DPRK includes poster blaming Kim Jong Un for virus outbreak
Foreign community in Pyongyang dwindles as more embassy staff exit
Workers and families from Russian and Mongolian embassies take train to Far East border in sign of lockdown easing
Defector activist flies balloons with COVID aid toward North Korea again
Park Sang-hak says he conducted his second launch this month despite Seoul’s appeal for restraint
North Korea to allow foreigners to visit water parks, a first during pandemic
Revised rules seen by NK News show authorities easing more restrictions in Pyongyang after lifting lockdown last month
Unification minister says North Korean nukes target South, not just US
DPRK’s new plans for front-line units violate ‘spirit’ of inter-Korean military deal, Kwon Young-se tells reporters
North Korea appears to partially lift COVID-19 lockdowns in regional cities
News broadcasts show people walking and vehicles driving, even as state media continues to push restrictions
